The myth of Oisín and the land of eternal youth - Iseult Gillespie

Prevodilac: Milenka Okuka Lektor: Mile Živković

In a typical hero's journey,

U tipčnom putešestviju junaka,

the protagonist sets out on an adventure,

protagonista se zaputi u avanturu,

undergoes great change,

pretrpi veliku promenu

and returns in triumph to their point of origin.

i trijumfalno se vrati na mesto porekla.

But in the Irish genre of myth known as Eachtraí,

No u irskom mitološkom žanru, poznatom kao ahtri,

the journey to the other world ends in a point of no return.

putovanje u tuđinu se završava u tački bez povratka.

While there are many different versions of the otherworld in Irish mythology,

Iako postoje mnoge različite verzije tuđine u irskoj mitologiji,

the most well-known example occurs in the story of Oisín.

najčuveniji primer je prikazan u priči o Ošinu.

Oisín was the son of Fionn mac Cumhaill, the leader of a group of pagan warriors

Ošin je bio sin Fina mak Kumala, vođe grupe paganskih ratnika,

known as the Fianna.

poznatih kao Fine.

As Oisín rode with his companions one day,

Kada je jednog dana Ošin jahao sa pratnjom,

he was visited by the immortal princess Niamh.

posetila ga je besmrtna princeza Nim.

The two fell instantly in love

Istog trena su se zaljubili

and Niamh put Oisín onto her white horse

i Nim je smestila Ošina na svog belog konja

and rode with him to the edge of the Irish sea.

i jahala je s njim do ivice Irskog mora.

As they made for the horizon, the riders sunk into a golden haze.

Dok su posezali za horizontom, jahači su potonuli u zlatnu izmaglicu.

They came to the shores of the gleaming kingdom called Tír na nÓg.

Stigli su na obale svetlucavog kraljevstva nazvanog Tir na Nog.

This was the home of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the people who ruled Ancient Ireland

Bio je to dom Tuha de Danan, ljudi koji su vladali drevnom Irskom

long before Oisín's time.

dugo pre Ošinovog rođenja.

From the point of his arrival, Oisín's every need was met.

Od trenutka prispeća, svaka Ošinova želja je uslišena.

He married Niamh in a grand ceremony and was welcomed into her family.

Oženio je Nimu u velikoj ceremoniji i primljen je u njenu porodicu.

When he wished to hear music, his ears filled with bewitching tones.

Kada bi poželeo da čuje muziku, uši bi mu se ispunile očaravajućim tonovima.

When he hungered, golden plates appeared laden with fragrant food.

Kada bi ogladneo, zlatni tanjiri bi se pojavili krcati mirisnom hranom.

He admired scenes of great beauty, and colors that he had no name for.

Divio se prizorima velike lepote i boja kojima nije znao ime.

All around him, the land and the people existed in a state of unmoving perfection.

Sve oko njega, zemlja i ljudi postojali su u stanju spokojnog savršenstva.

But what Oisín didn't know was that Tír na nÓg was the land of youth,

Međutim, Ošin nije znao da je Tir na Nog zemlja mladosti,

in which time stood still and the people never aged.

u kojoj vreme nije prolazilo, a ljudi nisu nikad starili.

In his new home, Oisín continued to hunt and explore as he had in Ireland.

U svom novom domu, Ošin je nastavio da lovi i istražuje, kao i u Irskoj.

But in the land of youth, he possessed a strange, new invincibility.

Međutim, u zemlji mladosti je posedovao čudnu, novu nesavladivost.

At the end of each day of adventuring,

Na kraju svakog avanturističkog dana,

Oisín's wounds magically healed themselves as he slept in Niamh's arms.

Ošinove rane bi se čarobno iscelile dok je spavao u Niminom zagrljaju.

Although glory and pleasure came easily to Oisín in the land of youth,

Iako su slava i zadovoljstvo Ošinu lako dolazili u zemlji mladosti,

he missed the Fianna and the adventures they had in Ireland.

nedostajala mu je Fina i avanture koje su imali u Irskoj.

After three years in Tír na nÓg, he was struck by a deep yearning for home.

Nakon tri godine u Tir na Nogu, bio je pogođen istinskom žudnjom za domom.

Before he embarked on his journey back, Niamh warned him

Pre nego što se zaputio nazad, Nim ga je upozorila

that he must not alight from his horse to touch the earth with his own feet.

da ne sme da sjaše sa svog konja i dotakne zemlju stopalima.

When Oisín reached the shores of Ireland,

Kada je Ošin stigao na obale Irske,

it felt as if a shadow had fallen over the world.

izgledalo je kao da je senka pala preko sveta.

On the hill where his father's palace lay, he saw only a ruin strewn with weeds.

Na brdu gde je bila palata njegovog oca, video je samo ruševine obrasle korovom.

His calls for his friends and family echoed from derelict walls.

Njegovi vapaji za prijateljima i porodicom odjekivali su napuštenim zidovima.

Horrified, Oisín rode until he came upon a group of peasants working in the fields.

Užasnut, Ošin je jahao dok je stigao do grupe seljaka koji su obrađivali polja.

They were struggling to remove a boulder from their land,

Mučili su se da uklone veliki kamen sa njihove zemlje,

and forgetting Niamh's warning,

i zaboravivši Nimino upozorenje,

Oisín leapt from his horse and rolled it away with his superhuman strength.

Ošin je skočio s konja i otkotrljao kamen nadljudskom snagom.

The crowd's cheers soon turned into shrieks.

Klicanje gomile se uskoro preobratilo u krik.

In place of the youth was an old man whose beard swept the ground

Gde je nekad bio mladić, sad je bio starac čija je brada dosezala zemlju,

and whose legs buckled under him.

a noge su se povijale pod njim.

He cried out for Finn and the Fianna,

Zavapio je za Finom i Finjanima,

but the people only recognized these names from the distant past of 300 years before.

ali ljudi su se jedva sećali ovih imena iz daleke prošlosti od pre 300 godina.

Time had betrayed Oisín

Vreme je prevarilo Ošina

and his return to mortal lands had aged him irreversibly.

i zbog povratka u zemlju smrtnika bespovratno je ostario.

Throughout Irish folklore,

U irskom folkloru,

sightings of the land of youth have been reported in the depths of wells,

izveštavali su o prizorima zemlje mladosti u dubinama bunara,

on the brink of the horizon,

na obodima horizonta

or in the gloom of caves.

ili u mračnim pećinama.

But those who know the tale of Oisín tell of another vision,

Ali oni koji znaju priču o Ošinu pripovedaju o drugom prizoru,

that of a shining princess carried upon the distant waves by a white horse,

onome o blistavoj princezi koju na belom konju nose daleki talasi,

still hoping for the return of her doomed love.

a koja se i dalje nada povratku njene uklete ljubavi.